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A partnership between SU’s School of Design and an invention incubator called Quirky was recently held to brainstorm ideas for new party-planning products. Page 3

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Van Robinson has been a prominent figure in Syracuse for decades, serving as president of both the city council and the local NAACP chapter. Page 7

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After spending two seasons not playing at junior college, Syracuse point guard Tiana Mangakahia has a chance to be the best in the country at her position. Page 12

GROWING INFLUENCE IVMF team expands veterans policy research, connects with powerful federal agencies Story by Sam Ogozalek news editor

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ederal government policy research has been an increasingly important part of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families’ portfolio, employees said. The IVMF, a major nonprofit based out of Syracuse University that’s recognized as one of the United States’ premier veterans research organizations, has recently expanded its connections with powerful federal agencies as part of a development of its policy work in Washington, D.C. Members of the IVMF’s research team met with federal officials for a meeting in Washington at the beginning of February to discuss a finalized report for the independent Office of Personnel Management agency, employees said. OPM manages the federal government’s civilian workforce. “We’re hopeful to continue to influence policy and practice,” said Zachary Huitink, a D’Aniello Family postdoctoral research fellow at the IVMF. “Whether it’s through a presidential executive order or congressional legislation.” A final draft of the report was released in mid-December. An interim report for an expansive OPM study was published more than a year ago by the IVMF, Huitink said. Some of that report’s recommendations were included in legislation sponsored by Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) during the 115th Congress’ session, Huitink said. The report found a “clear opportunity for improvement and increased inter-agency learning” to sustain or enhance gains in the employment of veterans by the federal government. Heitkamp’s Senate legislation would require federal agency offices to “enhance employment opportunities for veterans,” records show. Veterans made up about 30 percent of the federal workforce in fiscal year 2015, according to OPM. With the veterans institute expanding its staffing size, according to a University Senate budget report published last Wednesday, members have developed a new focus on policy research, Huitink said. That development has taken place in the last two-and-a-half years, he said. Chancellor Kent Syverud, in a December interview with The Daily Orange, said IVMF research has contributed to SU’s designation as a Research 1 university. see ivmf page 4

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Administrators host grad student health insurance forum By Charlie Sawyer staff writer

Graduate school administrators held an open forum on Tuesday to discuss ways to improve transparency regarding Syracuse University’s plans to modify health insurance for graduate fellows and assistants. Peter Vanable, associate provost for graduate studies and dean of the university’s Graduate School, spoke during the event in Lyman

Hall. Only two students attended the forum. “We see graduate students as integral to our success as a research university,” Vanable said. “I’m staking my success as dean on these initiatives.” In a previous interview with The Daily Orange, Brian Hennigan, a Ph.D. geography student, said he has to pay $1,600 of his monthly $5,000 income for his health insurance. Syracuse Graduate Employees

We see graduate students as integral to our success as a research university. Peter Vanable associate provost for graduate studies and dean of su’s graduate school

United, a campus organization that hopes to form an employees’ union, wants the administration to pay the entirety of student employees’ health insurance. Hennigan is a leader of SGEU. About 1,200 graduate students work in teaching or research positions at the university. Vanable said he would like to present health insurance policies offered by SU upon admission, in the future, to improve transparency and make offers to graduate students

more competitive. In 2015, the university attempted to move graduate student employees from the employee health insurance plan to the student plan, SGEU wrote in a letter to the editor to The Daily Orange. The university’s Graduate Student Organization, in response, voted to censure the administration. During the listening session Tuesday, Associate Dean of the see forum page 4

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Active shooter policy DPS officials have several plans in place for an active shooter situation on campus. See Thursday’s paper

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state news Here is a roundup of the biggest news happening in New York right now. CAZENOVIA COMMENCEMENT Syracuse Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens will speak at Cazenovia College’s 193rd commencement. Owens did not attend Cazenovia and graduated from Syracuse University, but she has worked in the community for more than 30 years and has served both former Mayor Stephanie Miner and current Mayor Ben Walsh. source: eagle news online

MESSENGER BACKS DOWN Anne Messenger, a local businesswoman and candidate for the 24th Congressional District, said she will not run against Dana Balter for the Democratic Party nomination and ended her campaign Monday. Balter won the designation of the Onondaga County Democratic Committee on Saturday in a bid to challenge Rep. John Katko. source: syracuse.com

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Lecture preview MELISSA ARONSON, a plus-size model known as Emme, spoke to Syracuse University students in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics’ Grant Auditorium on Tuesday ahead of her Ann Selkowitz Distinguished Speaker Series event, which is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Aronson is an SU alumna. hieu nguyen asst. photo editor

A 16-year-old student at the Syracuse Academy of Sciences may be arrested on the charge of making a terroristic threat after posting a video on Snapchat saying he had the “skills of a school shooter.” In the video, the boy allegedly shot a beverage can with a rifle, but he did not allude to any specific schools. source: cnycentral

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Design program partners with invention firm By Olivia Cole staff writer

Syracuse University’s School of Design recently partnered with Quirky, a home and office product invention incubator, to brainstorm new party supply ideas. The Quirky partnership was spearheaded by SU alumnus Lex Zelekowitz. Nearly 100 students participated in the challenge over a two-week period. The winners will be chosen in March. The theme of the challenge was “The World’s Greatest Party Host,” pushing students to design

innovative party-planning and hosting products. The Daily Orange spoke with Professor Denise Heckman, program coordinator in the university’s industrial and interaction design program, and Madelyn Minicozzi, a fifth-year student in the program, about the partnership.

The Daily Orange: What is Quirky?

Madelyn Minicozzi: The part-

nership with Quirky we have is actually through an alumnus named Lex. He reached out to our department to ask and see if we would be interested

in a partnership with Quirky and to do a challenge. Our department thought it would be a really good way to ease back into the semester and create collaboration between the years. The parameters for the project were (that) every team had to have one person from each graduating class. It created a connection with Quirky and built relationships within all five years of the program. Denise Heckman: Quirky takes ideas and they know how to actually get things manufactured. A lot of people have ideas — but one out of every 500 can actually work.

They look at what is unique and what would sell on the market. Quirky doesn’t care what they make. All they want to do is make something that has a market that’s unique. They crowdsource all their ideas. The D.O.: How often do these challenges occur within the design program? M.M.: I feel that there is a lot of independent opportunities, but never a lot of opportunities for big group things like this. Or being able to actually see a person behind the competition. see quirky page 4

SHOOTER TRAINING Onondaga County sheriff’s deputies trained for an active shooter situation using the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, which features school-like atmospheres. Officials said they would be open to giving civilians active shooting training. source: wrvo public media

PENTATONIX A cappella group Pentatonix will perform at the Lakeview Amphitheater in August. The group has won three Grammy Awards, and nine of their albums have reached the Top 10 on Billboard’s 200 chart. Tickets will go on sale March 9, and prices will range from $25 to $129.50. source: local syr

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Officials detail remaining snow removal plans By Kennedy Rose asst. news editor

Syracuse’s government is one step closer to having a solution to one of the major issues of the winter — snow-covered sidewalks. Officials said the city has narrowed down the possible implementation of new snow removal options to three plans: full snow removal paid for by fees, snow removal in “priority areas” or an improvement of snow removal enforcement using existing laws, Syracuse.com reported Tuesday. The Common Council aims to

have legislation for sidewalk snow removal on the table by the spring, Syracuse.com reported. Fees for municipal snow removal, though, would have to wait to be implemented until next year’s budget goes into effect this summer. Syracuse is one of the snowiest cities in the United States. More than 100 inches of snow has already fallen this winter. A fee would need to be implemented for the city to assume responsibility of plowing snowy sidewalks, Syracuse.com reported. In a previous interview with The Daily Orange, Common Coun-

cilor At-Large Khalid Bey said he and council President Helen Hudson traveled to Rochester to see how the municipality removed snow from its sidewalks. With an average annual fee of $35 per home, Rochester’s city government plows sidewalks for its residents. A Syracuse.com report gave an early fee estimate of about $40 to $75 per quarter in city taxes for sidewalk clearing in Syracuse. Syracuse has 586 miles of sidewalks, Syracuse.com reported. Current city ordinance requires residents to clear sidewalks surrounding their homes by 6 p.m.

the day after an accumulation of ice or snow. Snow plows can be fined more than $100 if they plow snow into the public’s right of way or onto sidewalks. Syracuse.com reported, though, that the law hasn’t been enforced since its creation in 2015. Jeremy Robinson, the new commissioner of Syracuse’s department of public works, said the department will work with the Syracuse Police Department to better enforce current ordinance, in a previous interview with The Daily Orange. see snow page 4

HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY The Syracuse Cougars beat Baldwinsville 4-2 in the Section III D-I championship this week, bringing the team to the next championship game against Niagara-Wheatfield. It’s the Cougars’ first section title ever. source: local syr

WEATHER CANCELLATIONS A warm, sunny day has canceled an event at the New York State Fairgrounds. The Syracuse Snocross was canceled for the second year in a row due to warm weather and lack of snow. source: cny central

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Disability Day of Mourning vigil to be held at Schine By Sam Ogozalek news editor

A vigil will be held Thursday in the Schine Student Center to remember, mourn and celebrate people with disabilities murdered by family members or caregivers, Syracuse University announced Tuesday. The event will take place in Schine’s Rooms 304A and B from 2-3:30 p.m., according to a university press release. The Disability Student Union and Disability Cultural Center, in conjunction with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, will host the event, per the release. People with disabilities are twice as likely from page 1

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“I’d say it’s part of our story of how we became an R1 university in 2015. And the growth in that area is likely to help us continue to be one,” Syverud said of veterans research. The university’s R1 classification is used as a benchmark by agencies including the U.S. Department of Education to determine grant awards. The R1 classification has been touted by university administrators, including Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly. Operating entirely on “soft money,” the IVMF has received more external gifts than any individual school or college at the university in the last three budget years, according to the Senate report. The IVMF does not receive funding from SU. Of the donations referenced in the Senate report, in the past three budget years the IVMF received more than $49 million in sponsored awards for research, per the report. “These awards have contributed significantly to the Carnegie Classification,” the report stated of the R1 designation. Some of the money used for research projects has been allocated through JPMorgan Chase & Co. funding, Huitink said. The multinational bank is the founding partner of the IVMF. JPMorgan Chase & Co., along with SU, donated $13.8 million in early 2016 to renew support for the institute. Nate Birnbaum, a research and evaluation from page 1

forum Graduate School Gabrielle Chapman said the university first offered health insurance plans to graduate student employees in 2015. Based on student feedback, the administration determined that students would be willing to pay more for better coverage, she added. Starting in 2016, the administration started offering a “platinum plan” to student employees with expanded coverage, available for a higher premium, she said. This was an expansion from the “gold plan,” which is what the graduate student health insurance plan is from page 3

quirky The alumni came back and talked to all of us, about what he’s doing now in New York. It really built the connection. This was unique and doesn’t happen often. D.H.: This is the first time we have ever done it with Quirky. The D.O.: What is the point of these projects? M.M.: It implements mentorship. The way that we are set up at the Warehouse is (that) first year, you’re kind of all over the place. From your second-year, third-year, fourth-year — you have a desk on the fifth floor at the Warehouse. This project brings us all together. We are all at different points in the design process and from page 3

snow “We are definitely going to try to enforce that. We are going to work hand in hand with SPD, and hopefully citizens of Syracuse will understand that,” Robinson said at the time. The “priority area” option would require the city to choose specific areas for snow

as able-bodied people to be victims of violent crime, according to ASAN.

and Public Affairs, in the press release. Penner is a co-organizer of DDoM. She also said the event will draw attention to harmful media coverage of those killings, in the press release. ASAN first started the national vigil initiative in 2012 after George Hodgins was murdered. Hodgins, an autistic adult living in California, was murdered by his own mother, according to autisticadvocacy.org. Zoe Gross of Oakland, California, organized a candlelight vigil immediately after the murder, according to autisticadvocacy.org. SU has participated in the vigil every year since 2012, according to the press

release Tuesday. “The media often positions disability as inherently tragic and death as a mercy. Caregivers are valorized for their hard work and ‘suffering,’ and when they murder a disabled person, it’s portrayed as inevitable,” said Elly Wong, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and a co-organizer of DDoM, in the press release. “No sympathy is given to disabled people for being murdered, nor are the unique contributions they brought to their communities mourned.”

The JPMorgan Chase & Co. funds are distributed by the IVMF internally, Birnbaum and Huitink both said. Birnbaum added that he and Huitink have not dealt with a specific grant from JPMorgan Chase & Co. for research. The OPM study was funded internally by the IVMF, Huitink said, but the institute was approached by OPM in 2015 to work on the project. The researcher said he doesn’t know yet how much the project will cost. A final version of the OPM report was released in mid-December. Researchers,

including Birnbaum and Huitink, recommended that OPM “conduct a targeted assessment to determine how human resource professionals can address differing views related to civil-military culture within the workforce and how gaps in understanding and opinions may be impacting perceptions of fairness, diversity, and inclusion,” among other things, according to the report. “They approached us a couple of years ago to engage our expertise on the ‘veterans preference,’ which is a preferential hiring provision in the federal rules and regulations governing who can be hired into government,” Huitink said of OPM. The last bill to be sponsored by Heitkamp, the senator from North Dakota, was her Empowering FED Vets Act, federal records show. The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs discussed the bill in June 2017, records show. The bill would require federal agencies to establish or maintain a Veterans Employment Program Office. Some specific IVMF research funding awards are published online. In seperate grants last year, the New York State Department of Health and IBM Center for the Business of Government awarded the IVMF’s research and evaluation division more than $235,000. The health department grant is being used to analyze the efficiency of statelevel veterans services. The year-long, ongoing IBM project has

helped research team members meet officials in federal agencies, Birnbaum said, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Labor and Department of Veterans Affairs. “Oftentimes, our research agenda is kind of geared toward, like ‘Where we can get projects,’” Birnbaum added. “But that being said, we also take projects on our own, kind of like, without a funder. But we’ll pull in various partners.” Huitink said IVMF research projects aim to support the organization’s overarching “strategic vision.” IVMF researchers study trends related to veterans’ employment, the needs of veteran families, and veteran entrepreneurship, “on account of our founding partnership,” Huitink said, referencing JPMorgan Chase & Co. “We won’t take just anything. We’re still choose-y and strategic in terms of what we pursue,” he said. “We want to make sure that the work that we’re doing, in terms of individual projects, is in service to the strategic visions and goals of the institute as a whole.” Heitkamp’s Senate legislation is tangible evidence of what IVMF policy research can do, Huitink said. “We’re not in Washington, D.C. So we’re definitely ‘on our way,’ and learning the game of being in D.C.,” Birnbaum said of the research team.

currently called. “Maybe there’s something inherent about student insurance plans that seems more transient,” said Christopher Rick, a graduate student in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs’ public administration program. Rick attended the listening session. He added that confusion around certain areas of health care coverage contributed to graduate students’ anxieties. While the typical workweek of a graduate employee is 20 hours, Rick said the actual work he does often exceeds that time. He said the insurance benefits of those jobs are especially important when it comes

to accepting graduate employee positions because of the workload. Rick added that there’s additional concern for international students, whose home countries have different health care policies than the United States. He said there’s a need for additional clarification from the university about the coverage. There is a trust issue between the students and the administration, Rick said. Vanable said any plans the administration and committees come up with will also need to be approved by students. Conversations will continue between the administration and the student body, not just GSO, he said. “That’s on us to deliver and continue to

have students involved,” Vanable said. “If we mess this up, we’re messing up our own plans.” Vanable said the hope is to continue communication between university staff and students. Vanable, in the past two weeks, has sent emails to graduate students about the plans. Associate Vice President for University Communications Sarah Scalese added that no changes have been made yet to either the student or employee health insurance plans. “We want students who care, not just students who will agree with us,” Vanable said. “If we move in directions that don’t favor students, you’ll hear about it.”

have different skills, so it’s nice to be able to share those with other people. I’m a fifth-year, so I got to mentor the students. The D.O.: W hat is t he t i mel i ne for t he projec t? D.H.:The students had one week to come up with an idea. Then one week to get it down on paper — to explain the idea visually … Quirky looked at all of them. We came up with about 100 ideas. Quirky decided which ones would be shown to their partners, and the partners choose which ones to prototype. The D.O.: How do you feel about this project? M.M.: Personally, I would like to see this happen at the beginning of every semester. Sometimes I feel like we forget why we picked

our major because it’s so intense. Projects like this remind us why we choose our major. The D.O.: Do you see student improvement after these projects? D.H.: What was great is the groups were multi-year. So the younger students see what skill sets they will end up with at the end, and the older students will understand that anyone can come up with a good idea. This gives the students a real-world experience they wouldn’t have otherwise. The D.O.: Do you have any other connections to companies like Quirky? D.H.: Not like Quirky. We have worked with larger companies like Motorola, but never like Quirky. Quirky just throws us a really broad idea — that’s why I agreed to do this. Also, the stu-

dents can get money from this. This is like, “Hey, you get this on the market, you get royalties.” The D.O.: How is the group work environment? Does this simulate the “real world”? M.M.: I liked the group work environment. I am sure it’s different from every perspective. It was a little stressful knowing that I was in the mentor position. For the fifth year, there’s a lot of expectations. You don’t want to let them down. The D.O.: Do you see a longtime partnership with Quirky occurring in the future? D.H.: I’d like to see us continue with them. We have had alumni working at Quirky for a while. Students are also applying for internships, so that’s a way we could work to continue the relationship.

removal, in which city property owners would pay for the work, Syracuse.com reported. The city would use data collected by the Innovation Team to determine which areas to plow, including sidewalks near bus stops, schools and places with heavy pedestrian traffic, according to Syracuse.com. Walsh reaffirmed his position on snow safety last month, making it one of his first

initiatives as mayor. He and the Innovation Team, an independent city group that takes community comment to improve government processes, hosted a “Snow Safety Summit” earlier this month. The summit functioned as a way to get community input on how the city should handle snow-covered sidewalks and other

snow-related problems. “With the city leading the way, it’s time for all of us to pull together and improve our response to dangerous snow conditions,” Walsh said in a January press release. “That begins today and will continue from this day forward.”

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Disability Day of Mourning vigil Where: Schine’s Rooms 304A and B When: 2-3:30 p.m.

“The DDoM vigil is incredibly important because we need a space on campus to remember and mourn for the disabled folks that were killed, but also celebrate their lives,” said Priya Penner, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School of Citizenship analyst at the IVMF, and Huitink both said they don’t exactly know how the bank’s funding is allocated to the research team, which includes 10 full-time members.

I’d say it’s part of our story of how we became an R1 university in 2015. And the growth in that area is likely to help us continue to be one. Kent Syverud su chancellor, on ivmf veterans research

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Financial ‘quality of life’ vital for city

here’s no question that improvements can and should be made to cultivate a more valuable Syracuse community. But Mayor Ben Walsh’s plans to improve residents’ “quality of life” ignore the real causes of deterioration in the city. In the first two months of his term, Walsh’s administration has made efforts reflecting its campaign promise to create a Quality of Life Commission. The group which would be tasked with “inclusive, neighborhood-based planning to address issues including, but not limited to, beautification, ordinance enforcement, and nuisance crimes,” according to a recommendations report from Walsh’s transition team. But measures like picking up trash and increasing accessibility to amenities are short-term fixes for a greater city problem, which stems from development in the suburbs. Arthur Paris, an associate professor of sociology at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, said the city’s development of suburbs outside Syracuse has largely contributed to deterioration in the

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city. Paris said previous mayors have allowed developments like Destiny USA and Western Lights Shopping Center to be financed by tax expenditures on their behalf, adding that this created jobs on the outskirts of town and “cannibalized the old downtowns.” “So the folks who have gone to the suburbs no longer have to come into town to shop, but the jobs and the development and the infrastructure that was put in place to support that downtown development over the years basically is wasted,” Paris said. This speaks to the fundamental problem facing the quality of life in the urban center of Syracuse. The Quality of Life Commission seems to only serve as a facelift for deterioration caused by previous mayoral administrations’ attempts to bring economic hubs to the area. These plans have resulted in little gain for the city itself, while economic centers constrict financial development within

Syracuse by controlling the area economy in the suburbs. This isn’t to understate the importance of certain social improvement programs and what they can do for a city. Speed bumps can certainly make neighborhoods quieter and safer, and a bike-share program with new bike lanes could definitely be a nice addition. Walsh’s administration is taking measures to improve economic opportunity within the city, which is important, too. But the commission shouldn’t ignore the financial aspect of quality of life, and as long as the economic resources remain on the outside and draw people out of downtown, Walsh’s measures to beautify the city will prove futile and a waste of city funds. While Syracuse faces an uphill battle in the city’s development, a combination of economic and social factors is a much more substantial solution to boosting the quality of life for local residents. Tangible change requires a change in focus.

Daniel Loftus is a freshman broadcast and digital journalism major. His column appears biweekly. He can be reached at dploftus@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @danielploftus.

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Administrators respond to SGEU’s letter to the editor Working together, graduate students and faculty from across the university have been making important progress toward enhancing health insurance coverage for our graduate teaching and research assistants. The letter to the editor in Monday’s Daily Orange regarding health care benefits is factually incorrect and misrepresents the objectives and spirit of this process. We write to set the record straight. Syracuse University is proud to provide access to universitysubsidized health care benefits to all of our graduate assistants. Recognizing the opportunity to make these benefits even stronger, we established the Graduate Assistant Health Insurance Committee, a joint working group comprising members of the Graduate Student Organization’s executive board and university faculty and staff. The committee has been actively reviewing ways to enhance health insurance for graduate assistants in a collaborative, deliberate and comprehensive manner. Based on initial feedback from graduate students, the committee is focused on identifying new or updated health care options that will help achieve four key priorities: 1. Delivering superior benefits that address the needs of graduate students at lower costs; 2. Ensuring continuity of coverage regardless of a graduate student’s changing assistantship status; 3. Providing options for students to elect vision and dental coverage; and

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4. Ensuring that graduate students can cover any required costs for university-subsidized coverage on an installment plan rather than in a lump sum. Contrary to Monday’s letter to the editor, absolutely no decisions have been made yet to alter the existing available health plans. Through a series of open meetings and office hours, the committee is actively soliciting feedback from graduate students. This is consistent with the type of review that the university typically undertakes for each of its health plans every two to three years to ensure that those covered are getting the best service and benefits at the best price. This feedback will help us find the plan or plans that best fit our graduate student community. Our committee looks forward to presenting an update on proposed plans once we have completed the request for proposal (RFP) process. The Graduate Assistant Health Insurance Committee is committed to an open, candid and consultative approach as we work to develop a strong outcome together. Participation in the process is critical, encouraged and appreciated.

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UU to show ‘Red Sparrow’ By Haley Robertson asst. copy editor

University Union will host an advance screening of Jennifer Lawrence’s new film “Red Sparrow” this week. The screening if you go will be at 7 p.m. “Red on Thursday in Sparrow” Shemin AuditoWhere: rium in the ShafShemin fer Art Building at Auditorium Syracuse UniverWhen: Thurs- sity. The showing day at 7 p.m. will be followed How much: by a virtual Q&A Free w/ SUID session with lead actress Lawrence and director Francis Lawrence. SU was selected as one of six colleges to host an advance screening of the film, which is coming to theaters see screening page 8

syracuse spotlight VAN ROBINSON served on the Common Council for 18 years, including two terms as president. He was also president of the Syracuse NAACP and is working with the group again. hanna benavides contributing photographer

Life of service

At 80, longtime leader Van Robinson is still serving Syracuse continued learning. staff writer Today, Robinson lives in Syracuse, where he’s been serving the community for 40 years. In December, he retired t was the late 1940s, and a group of young boys were out from an 18-year stint on the city’s Common Council, which in the streets of the Bronx, looking for a game to play. he led as president for two terms. He previously served as A young Van Robinson piped up with “Cowboys and chair of the political action committee and vice president and Indians.” His cousin responded by president of the NAACP in Syracuse. running inside to their apartment and His back is not as strong as it used to emerging with a full face of his mother’s be. He moves slowly with the help of a powder. Robinson was confused. brown walking stick and has an oxygen “Well, you’ve never seen a black cowtube hooked to his nostrils. His smile 2018 boy, have you?” lines are a permanent fixture on his face. That question stuck with Robinson. So he headed to the library He’s 80 years old, and he’s not going anywhere. After retiring, he to unearth as much as he could under the “Black Cowboys” sec- took some time to relax, but that didn’t last long: He stepped up tion and realized there was an entire wall of knowledge waiting to serve as the chair of economic development for the NAACP. for him. He read all the comics and picked out his favorites. He see robinson page 8 By Divya Murthy

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Organizations with ties to SU receive grants By Jony Sampah and Blair McQueen the daily orange

Three arts-based organizations, Light Work, Urban Video Project and PAL Project, were recently awarded a $300,000 grant. All three organizations have ties to Syracuse University. The grant was given by Joy of Giving Something, a not-forprofit foundation that’s dedicated to photographic arts. Light Work will receive $150,000, while UVP

and PAL Project will each receive $75,000 over the next three years, according to a press release. The organizations plan to use these funds to promote the growth of the arts in central New York. “I think in particular they looked at identifying institutions that they felt were making the biggest impact for artists,” said Shane Lavalette, director of Light Work, in an email. Stephen Mahan, director of the Photography and Literacy (PAL) Project, has had a rela-

Central New York has a vibrant arts community, and the great programs of the organizations here are enhanced through financial support. Shane Lavalette

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tionship with the Joy of Giving Something foundation for the last eight years. The PAL Project is a full-time program. Previously an adjunct-taught course within SU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts Transmedia Department, the program is now taught every semester. Through the program, SU students and Syracuse City School District students can interact and form relationships while practicing artistic endeavors in see grants page 8

Junior engages in activism By Divya Murthy staff writer

At 16, Nathan Shearn was just learning about his sexuality and gender identity. As he grew up, he felt he had no one to share his experiences with, and felt isolated after having changed schools four SHEARN times. He was in a dark place. Shearn thrived on relationships, discussion and dialogue — his father dubs him a conversationalist first and foremost — but this was a conversation he was fearful of initiating, so fearful that he attempted to harm himself before telling his father he was gay. But his family accepted him, and four years later, Shearn is a junior anthropology and Russian double major at Syracuse University, researching social justice and fighting to make a difference for himself and others in the LGBTQ community. Shearn has attended half a dozen protests and rallies in the last two years. In 2017, he protested the registration of gay men for persecution in Chechnya. This year, he took a trip to New York City to protest persecution of LGBTQ groups in Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. As both an activist and a researcher, the more Shearn learns, the more he feels fired up, and the more he wants to understand how to see shearn page 8

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robinson “I sat home for about two days and I had the TV on,” Robinson said. “And then I said, ‘I gotta get out of here.’ I feel strange, I feel out of sorts if I don’t have something to do.” On a February day, he had responded to about 40 emails, voicemails, texts and calls by the late afternoon as part of his role with the NAACP, but he was still frustrated because he hadn’t done as much work as he had wanted to. Linda Brown-Robinson, his wife, serves as president of the Syracuse NAACP chapter, and the two have so much work that they barely get time to catch up at the end of the day, she said. The impact of Robinson’s work over the years is too vast for Brown-Robinson to evaluate, she said. “I don’t think he realizes how important and what he’s done has made an impact on the city,” she said. “I think he does what he does because it’s the thing to do. He doesn’t boast. That’s one of his attractions. He’s not bragging.” Robinson doesn’t make an effort to stand out. When he’s at the office, he’s wearing an unassuming shirt and a sweater with jeans, topped with a gray and blue Syracuse cap. When he’s at a special occasion, like InterFaith Works’ 2018 Racial Justice Award ceremony on Feb. 21, the brightest thing he’s wearing is a from page 3

shearn fix the problems he sees. “We have to be humble and reflective of our positionality. We shouldn’t silence other people’s voices while we amplify our own,” he said. “Sometimes we can get carried away. These countries don’t need white Western men going into countries and doing their work for them. But they need support, and they need their own voices to be amplified. That’s the role a lot of us in the West can play.” Shearn has been an activist in ways that go beyond chants and posters. As a Young Research Fellow, he studies globalization and the politics of immigration to deepen his civic engagement. The fellowship was a perfect opportunity for him since he wanted to continue learning about the global community and stimulate his intellect. Shearn’s love for anthropology is transparent. Heavy volumes about anthropology, ethnography and global culture are bookended between the wooden dresser and closet in his

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pink paisley tie. People make a beeline for his company — everyone from colleagues and companions to acquaintances. Five minutes don’t pass without a “Congratulations, Van!” and a modest smile from the man in response. Thirty minutes at the office didn’t pass without calls from people he met at a conference, the vendors he’s working with for the New York State Fair and finally, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who asked about his health — though he quickly turned their conversation toward work and the future. “You know, I keep telling people, we’ve got to start rallying up 17- and 18-year-olds in a national way and get them to go out and vote,” he told Gillibrand. “If we can get them registered, and we find a means a method to get them out to vote, I think we’ll see the end of Mr. Trump.” Currently, one thing Robinson is working at is increasing the space and growth of the Pan-African Village tent at the New York State Fair. Irvin Hanslip, the owner of the Jerk Hut restaurant on South Avenue, is a vendor Robinson is working with. He’s also the first one who set up shop at the Pan-African Village. Years ago, there were no people of color doing business, Hanslip said, but there were people of color spending. The two noticed this, and Robinson realized there was a bridge to gap. “His work is very important,” Hanslip said.

“If it wasn’t for him and his work, there would never be a Pan-African village at the fair. We have to give credit where it’s due.” Employees at InterFaith Works felt the same way when they awarded Robinson with a Lifetime Achievement award at the 2018 Racial Justice Ceremony. Amid cheers and applause, Beth Broadway, president of InterFaith Works, commended Robinson for his service. “May we all measure up to you, Van, at some point in our lives,” she said. Over the years of work he’s done for the community, Robinson had one simple thing to say: He is happiest about being part of the change and continuing to be at the forefront of change. Both Syracuse and the United States have come a long way, but have a longer way to go, he said. “The nation has to have a leader to stop this and say, ‘We have to cut this right out. We know the history of the United States. We are going to get rid of all the remnants of hate and distrust and dislike,’” he said. “In 10 years, there will be no statues of Robert E. Lee, and there will be no statues of Columbus.” He had other ideas for commemorative statues, his eyes crinkling at the edges as he chuckled and said, “Let’s get a heck of a lot more Ottos out there.”

room at SU. He’s researching for his honors capstone project, but he reads many of those books for pleasure. Leah Toney, one of his best friends and a staff writer for The Daily Orange, considers herself almost more of an academic colleague for Shearn than a friend. Her favorites memories with him center around their studies. Shearn is hungry to learn, yet quick to laugh, play, run and yell, Toney said. When Shearn is done reading one paper, his attention quickly shifts to the next. His studies don’t end with deadlines: He forms his own classes and drafts syllabi for fictional courses in anthropology. “Nathan is unique in that he’s already looking to see how he can impact the world,” Toney said. “He has these great big ideas and actually starts working on them.” Shearn’s fascination with global culture and society goes a long way back. When he was 8, Shearn used marbles and blocks to construct China’s Tiananmen Square, complete with a town square, people and propaganda posters he drew himself after

seeing them on TV. As an 11-year-old, he started library-hopping with his mother every Saturday to try and construct his family tree, which extended to Belarus, Ireland, Japan and Ukraine.

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We have to be humble and reflective of our positionality. We shouldn’t silence other people’s voices while we amplify our own.” Nathan Shearn su junior

Although the choice of an anthropology major wasn’t surprising, his eventual interest in activism did come as a surprise. “He didn’t have that activist personality,” said his father, Robert. “After he came out and started learning more and more

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screening on Friday. Also starring Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts and Charlotte Rampling, “Red Sparrow” is the story of prima ballerina Dominika Egorova’s family struggle following her career-ending injury. Egorova is recruited by the Sparrow School in Russia, where she learns tactics of harmful manipulation. She later emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow in the school’s history and is tasked with targeting a CIA agent. The screening is presented by UU in partnership with the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, the College of Visual and Performing Arts Department of Transmedia and 20th Century Fox. The screening is free for SU and SUNY-ESF students, faculty and staff. Attendees are encouraged to RSVP, although RSVPing does not guarantee a seat — admittance is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. The virtual Q&A will take place immediately following the film at 9:30 p.m.

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about the plight of LGBTQ persons, I think it sparked not only a greater interest in him — there was a sense of indignation that welled up in him.” Facing injustice in silence isn’t new to Shearn, who faced bullies in grade school and anti-gay messages in a Catholic school he attended. He got down on himself quite a bit, his dad said, but he works at it by trying his best to be courageous and honest. Shearn’s personal identity made his voice louder, and his love for cultures soon lent his voice to others as well. The rallies he attended were powerful enough to transcend even his love for academia, he said. “I was part of a larger global family,” he said, referring to a rally he participated in. For Shearn, the academic experience seemed to pale in comparison to the work activists and social justice advocates do every day. He intends to incorporate that activism into his life moving forward. Said Shearn: “That identity is becoming so much more important to who I am, somebody who is always trying to fight for justice.” dmurthy@syr.edu

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grants photography and poetry. The PAL Project plans to use the grant money to support the SU students who mentor students in the Syracuse City School District, per the release. The press release also stated that applying this grant toward scholarships, exhibitions, publications and equipment will allow for expansion of the program and give students more opportunities to utilize their creative talents “in self satisfying and socially relevant directions.” Mahan said this grant is important, especially with the current administration because the arts have not been getting the same kind of funding. “There’s always a need for funding for arts programs, and it’s always been difficult to get the funding you need to do the programming you want. So for this grant to come along at this time is substantial,” he said. The Urban Video Project is a partnership between SU, Light Work and the Everson Museum of Art, said Anneka Herre, the project’s director, in an email. They present an ongoing exhibit of video art and film that is projected on the outside of the Everson Museum of Art, as well as screenings, artist talks and performances, Herre said. Herre stressed the importance of supporting art in places like central New York that are outside of major city centers. She added that art meeting people where they are, even if it’s that are outside of major city centers, will help promote more inclusive public dialogue. “We are in a political moment right now in which arts funding is again under

STEPHEN MAHAN, center right, is the director of the PAL Project, one of the three arts organizations that recently received grants from Joy of Giving Something. courtesy of light work

threat,” Herre said via email. “And there is a message being communicated by some in power that the arts are not important and necessary to creating a democratic society,” she continued. “At the same time, it’s a moment when the role of art in creating a public dialogue around issues that face us as a society is more important than ever.”

In addition to the grant for Joy of Giving Something, Light Work received a $40,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support its Artist-in-Residence program. The program invites 12 artists per year to spend a month in Syracuse and create art using Light Work lab facilities and staff support, Lavalette said. Light Work applies for funding from the

NEA every year, Lavalette said, and has received grants from the NEA for 12 of the last 13 years, according to the NEA grant database. “Central New York has a vibrant arts community,” Lavalette said via email, “and the great programs of the organizations here are enhanced through financial support.” ktsampah@syr.edu bcmcquee@syr.edu

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Chicago classic

yracuse Stage brings the streets of Chicago to life with its latest production of “A Raisin in the Sun.” This American classic written by Lorraine Hansberry follows a black family, the Youngers, and their life in 1950s Chicago. When the father of the family dies and the family receives an insurance check from his death, the Youngers hope to make a better life for themselves. The play deals with subjects like family dynamic, race and the American Dream. This 1950s plot mimics those of “Death of a Salesman,” and “Fences,” which display ordinary people and their quest for the American Dream in the 20th century. The actors are a traveling cast, and performing such an emotional show takes a lot out of each person, said Kyle Bass, associate artistic director for Syracuse Stage. The actors have been performing so often that it can be difficult for them to harness these emotions for at every performance. Chiké Johnson, who plays Walter Lee Younger, said he struggles with this. “I have to admit some nights it ain’t there, and I just remember the training that I went through, I double-down on it, and it comes,” Johnson said in a post-performance actor talkback Sunday. “I try to be as truthful on stage as possible because I’m not good at crying. That’s one of my weaknesses as an actor is showing vulnerability.” Paul Tavianini struggles with his character in a different way. Tavianini plays Karl Lindner, a white man who works for the housing company for the house the Youngers are buying. This role was difficult for Tavianini because he didn’t like his character, he said.

“The one thing you can never do as an actor is judge the character that you’re playing,” he said at the talkback. “You have to find whatever their truth is and portray it as honestly as you possibly can.” Some actors have known they’ve wanted to do this show for years. Jordan Bellow, who plays George Murchison, said he’s known he was interested in this play since reading it during his freshman year of college. He didn’t care which role he’d play — he just wanted to be part of the show. This is only Bellow’s third professional show, and he plays one of the two love interests of the Youngers’ daughter, Beneatha. Beneatha, an outgoing college student, has big plans for the future and is different from most people in her family. Her character also has two love interests. Beneatha Younger is played by Stori Ayers. This role means a lot to Ayers because she never thought she’d land it, she said. Like Bellow, she’s loved this story since reading it and said she knew she wanted to play one of the women characters. However, people always told Ayers she’d never have the role of Beneatha because of her size. “Usually the actresses that are cast in this role are not my size, not my height. So, I went out into the professional world and it felt like I would never get the opportunity to play (certain characters) because of the images that we usually see as love interests in movies and plays,” Ayers said. She also talked about the importance of her portrayal of the role and its impact on other women. “There are girls who will look at me and see themselves, and to give them that experience at a young age is one that I didn’t have, so it means a lot,” Ayers said. “A Raisin in the Sun” runs through March 11 at Syracuse Stage. Tickets can be purchased on Syracuse Stage’s website.

“A Raisin in the Sun” will play at Syracuse Stage until March 11

The one thing you can never do as an actor is judge the character that you’re playing. You have to find whatever their truth is and portray it as honestly as you possibly can. Paul Tavianini

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eagles against Duke, Bowman had 30, Robinson 24 and Jordan Chatman, another guard, added 22. Robinson is shooting 57 percent overall and leads the ACC in conference-play scoring (25 points per game) and in 3-point shooting percentage (45.8 percent). He makes 85 percent of his free throws over 37.9 minutes per game. He is one of the best players SU has played this year, coming off a 30-point outing in BC’s loss to Miami on Saturday.

How Syracuse beats Boston College:

In a nutshell, it comes down to this: Recover from Saturday’s dismal shooting display and knock down shots. BC doesn’t have Duke’s defense, not even close, so Syracuse may be able to get back in some sort of stride with a better shooting performance from the get-go. Given SU’s defensive success throughout the year, games down the stretch will be decided, almost always, on how the offense performs. “Defensively, I thought we were horrendous guarding the ball,” Boston College head coach Jim Christian said of the teams’ matchup last month. “They’re really good offensively oneon-one when they get space. Battle’s one of the best one-on-one players in the league, their point guard’s one of the better one-on-one players, Brissett’s a great one-on-one player. So for us (it’s) to understand the urgency with from page 12

mangakahia maybe it’s genetic. “Just natural instinct, I guess,” she said. She parlayed her passing ability into a chance to train at the Australian Institute of Sport, the nation’s sports development academy, Mangakahia said. During her time there, Mangakahia practiced on the women’s team while the likes of current NBA players Ben Simmons and Dante Exum played for the men’s side. After two years at AIS, Mangakahia played point guard for the Australian under-19 national team, leading her country to a bronze finish at the 2013 FIBA World Championships in Lithuania. Then, she returned home from Eastern Europe, playing a season with the Townsville Fire in the Australian Women’s National Basketball League. Eventually, she moved on to Hutchinson, following her friend and current professional basketball player, Kalani Purcell. She couldn’t play in games, but Mangakahia practiced with the team, leading the scout team and challenging other players in practice, Ontejs said. There were days she struggled, but Ontejs and his staff pushed her just like any other player. “When we got her here and recognized and realized the situation,” Ontejs said, “we weren’t going to bail on it.” Come gamedays, Mangakahia took on the role of player-coach. From the bench, she focused on reading the defense, picking up little nuances and developing ways to exploit them. When teammates came off the floor, Ontejs said, Mangakahia almost always had a tip or bit of advice for someone to help expose a defense. Even though she wasn’t playing, she still directed her teammates. But simply showing some leadership and coaching prowess wasn’t enough to reel in a D-I offer. Luckily for Mangakahia, junior colleges play in preseason jamborees, essentially weekend tournaments packed with scrimmages, that from page 12

predictions game losing streak, BC displayed home-court vulnerability and lost to Notre Dame there by 17 even without Bonzie Colson. No one on Syracuse will do what UND’s Matt Farrell did in that game and hit 10 3-pointers, but a downtrodden Eagles squad with its NCAA Tournament hopes now all but extinguished is vulnerable to a Syracuse team that limited Duke to 60 points at home. The Orange, though, only scored 44 points against the Blue Devils, and it’s a lot to assume that the offense will do enough to get it done. But one team has a slight edge in talent, and it has something to play for. Push through the riddling self-doubt and give me Syracuse.

TOMER LANGER (20-9) BC-you later Boston College 68, Syracuse 63

which we need to guard the ball, individually and collectively. And then they hurt us inside rebounding the basketball (28-20, Syracuse).” Brissett said after the game Saturday that Syracuse was stagnant on offense against the Blue Devils — SU scored just 44 points. Correcting that is the biggest adjustment SU can make headed into Wednesday. On the other side of the floor, the zone’s weak spot all season has been giving up space for 3-point shooters, especially in the corner. But if BC’s Robinson and Bowman drill 3s, that could be fine, as long as the Eagles aren’t also scoring inside. Stat to know: 80 The Eagles are 11-2 this season when they score 80 points or more. Kenpom odds: Kenpom gives Syracuse a 49 percent chance to win the game, predicting a Boston College victory by a score of 68-67. Player to watch: Jerome Robinson, guard, No. 1 Robinson, a 6-foot-6 junior, leads the conference with 25 points per game. He averaged 18.7 points per game last season, then spent seven weeks in California at Integrity Hoops, an offseason personal development program, where he took his game up a notch. He can facilitate and score from both guard spots and was especially effective against SU in catchand-shoot opportunities from the top of the key. Look for him to try to create space off-ball and via high ball screens. mguti100@syr.edu | @MatthewGut21

pose no eligibility issues. The jamborees and her coaches’ advocacy focused Syracuse’s attention on Mangakahia, who finished her junior college career ranked the No. 1 junior-college recruit by espnW HoopGurlz. “It made me go to bed very comfortably at night knowing you have a very good point guard,” Reiss said.

That kid reminds me of Dawn Staley and Ticha Penicheiro as far as the vision, the passing with the swagger to her game. A real point guard, a pure point guard. Tammi Reiss

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And so, despite not playing for two years and having potential eligibility problems, the offers rolled in. Oklahoma State and Nebraska were in the running, but Syracuse always stood out to Mangakahia. Partially because of the play style and due to the coaching staff, but also because SU head coach Quentin Hillsman promised her that if she got her paperwork in order, they would do everything possible to get her eligible. Mangakahia needed a litany of documents due to her international and junior-college status. That included records from Hutchinson all the way to under-nine basketball registration, which no one in Australia keeps, Mangakahia said. Her parents managed to hunt down all the documents, though, and after Syracuse’s compliance office looked everything over and deemed it a possibility, Reiss said, it was time to go to the NCAA for an Let’s just caveat this from the get-go: Picking these games has become close to impossible. Duke won Saturday, like all of us predicted, but I don’t think any of us had the Blue Devils going 2-of-18 from deep. Kenpom.com gives SU a 49 percent chance to win this game (and a 50 percent chance to win against Clemson), which means that even by the advanced metrics, this game is being chalked up as a toss-up. But, BC’s 13-3 at home this year. SU, meanwhile, hasn’t shot the ball particularly well in its last two games. This game should be closer than the one in the Dome back in January — partially because BC will make adjustments, and partially because I just am not sure if Syracuse can collectively get as hot as it did that day. It comes down to a gut feeling, and there’s something about the Eagles’ combination of Ky Bowman and Jerome Robinson that I think prevails on Wednesday night. sports@dailyorange.com

TYUS BATTLE scored a game-high 24 points in Syracuse’s last game against Boston College, an 81-63 win on Jan. 24. alexandra moreo senior staff photographer

eligibility waiver. A waiting game ensued, and the unknown filled Mangakahia’s mind. The main concern surrounded how many years of eligibility she’d get. Eventually, in the summer of 2017, Mangakahia sat in the Stevenson Educational Center on SU’s South Campus. The team’s director of program management and development, Cedric Solice, walked by. “You know you got three years of eligibility?” Solice asked. After two years of waiting, Mangakahia could finally play. At Hutchinson, she couldn’t be a player, so she learned to lead from the side. At Syracuse, she’s had to focus on playing, refining her skills with every game. Mangakahia’s vision allows her to make unexpected plays. Sometimes her own teammates are caught off guard. Against Pittsburgh on Feb. 19, Mangakahia hit Gabrielle Cooper going to the rim, but Cooper missed the layup. After the play, Mangakahia said, Cooper apologized, saying she expected Mangakahia to shoot. But teammates are adjusting. With just less than two minutes remaining in the first quarter against Duke on Feb. 15, Mangakahia came off a ball screen to her right and whipped a pass to Isis Young in the corner for a wide open 3. About five seconds before the screen, the two made eye contact. “She’ll make a decision, go, and then she’ll distribute the basketball,” Reiss said. Earlier in the season, after No. 4 Louisville came to the Carrier Dome and scraped by Syracuse, 84-77, UofL head coach Jeff Walz heaped praise on SU’s point guard. “If you’re a basketball fan in this city and you don’t come out to watch her, shame on you,” Walz said postgame. “I have no idea why there’s not 5,000 people, 6,000 in this place watching that kid play.” So far, Mangakahia’s skill has been enough to take SU to a 22-7 record and has the Orange feeling comfortable about its NCAA tournament chances, but Reiss wants more. She wants Mangakahia to be both a player and a leader. As a point guard, Mangakahia is expected

to take charge, something she hasn’t done much this year. New to the team and admittedly not that vocal, Mangakahia acknowledged that being the leader isn’t easy. Reiss said she’s gotten better, even claiming Mangakahia is a top-tier point guard in the country. “That’s a point guard,” Reiss said. “That kid reminds me of Dawn Staley and Ticha Penicheiro as far as the vision, the passing with the swagger to her game. A real point guard, a pure point guard.” But, Reiss said, there are things Mangakahia needs to improve to ascend from good to the best point guard in the country: decision making, 3-point shooting, athleticism and leadership. The shooting, Reiss said, opens up the entire offensive game. Reiss cited Brittney Sykes’ 3-point shot as the thing that made her unguardable, and said the same applies to Mangakahia. She also needs to emphasize time in the weight room and dedicate herself to conditioning, Reiss said. Early in the season, Mangakahia held her hands on her sides, gasping for breath as her face flushed after sprinting up and down the court in Hillsman’s high-octane system. As the season has progressed, she’s gotten back into game shape, she said. “She has to become an unbelievable athlete,” Reiss said. “‘I can play 40 minutes, I can go balls to the wall, I’m strong, I’m fast, I’m agile, I’m quick.’” The decision-making comes with time and film study. It’s a tedious but necessary process. Each day, the coaching staff tries to impress upon Mangakahia the importance of making the right play, not the flashy one. Mangakahia persevered at Hutchinson, and she seems destined to prevail at Syracuse. When smart play, shooting and athleticism all come together, Reiss said, is when Mangakahia will be the leader, not just because she’s the point guard, but because she’s the best player on the floor in every game she plays. “When she leads by example,” Reiss said, “when no one can beat her in anything we do, now you follow her.” aegraham@syr.edu | @A_E_Graham

FRANK HOWARD will have to deal with BC’s three starting guards, who average a combined 50.1 points per game. alexandra moreo senior staff photographer

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Tiana Mangakahia could become the country’s best point guard By Andrew Graham sports editor

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iana Mangakahia moved from Meadowbrook, Australia, to Hutchinson, Kansas, to play basketball. But there was a problem. Mangakahia had signed an amateur contract while playing in Australia, something she said wasn’t “anything big.” Still, it threw her eligibility into question. The head coach at Hutchinson Community College, John Ontejs, said she wasn’t eligible according to NJCAA rules. Ontejs and Athletic Director Josh Gooch were going through Mangakahia’s paperwork when they discovered the issue. The two met with Mangakahia and broke the news. She’d have to sit for two years. “That was probably the harder year, my second year,” Mangakahia said. “Just because I had to do it all over again.” Still, Mangakahia persisted, and now, after two of the hardest years of her life, she is the starting point guard for Syracuse (22-7, 10-6 Atlantic Coast). Mangakahia’s transcendent court vision and passing drew D-I eyes despite her sitting on the bench for two years. It’s those traits, the essence of a pure point guard, that made Mangakahia the ACC single-season assists record-holder. And it’s those traits that have coaches at SU saying Mangakahia, a junior-college transfer, has the foundation to become the best point guard in the country. “That’s what your goal should be,” said SU assistant coach and former WNBA guard Tammi Reiss. “That’s what you’re working towards. She has the talent, she has the skill level. It’s those intangible things she needs to grow her game.” No one, not even Mangakahia, is quite sure where she gets her court vision from. Mangakahia remembers being good at basketball as a child, playing competitive pick-up games with her older brothers. She thinks that helped her vision and passing, but she’s not sure. She also remembers Christmas-time pick-up games with extended family, where her uncle displayed passing that wowed Mangakahia. She joked that see mangakahia page 11

men’s basketball

Opponent preview: A look at BC Beat writers predict Syracuse-BC game By Matthew Gutierrez senior staff writer

The final week of Syracuse’s regular season includes two games, the first of which comes Wednesday night at Boston College (16-13, 6-10 Atlantic Coast). The unranked Eagles have lost three consecutive games, and they lost at Syracuse (18-11, 7-9 ACC) a month ago, 81-63 — SU’s largest margin of victory in conference play this season. The Orange has lost three of its last four, though, and needs more wins to secure a spot in the Big Dance. Here’s what you need to know about Boston College ahead of the 9 p.m. tip-off. All-time series: Syracuse leads, 47-25

Last time they played: Syra-

cuse bolted out for 47 points in the first half, one of its best offensive performances of the season. To get its third conference victory, SU shot 60.4 percent from the field and had five players reach double figures. When Matthew Moyer went down with an injury, Marek Dolezaj stepped up for 12 points and eight rebounds. Tyus Battle led all scorers with 24 points, Frank Howard had 18, and Paschal Chukwu and Oshae Brissett added 14 and 13 points, respectively. For the Eagles, an 11-for-23 3-point shooting performance wasn’t enough. BC found hardly any room inside, scoring just 14 paint points to SU’s 30. Guards Jerome Robinson and Ky Bowman scored

41 of BC’s 63 points. Otherwise, it was one of Syracuse’s most complete games all season.

The Boston College report:

It’s been a season of twists for the Eagles, who went 10-62 in ACC play over the previous four seasons entering 2017-18. Yet BC won three ACC games before it played SU last month, including wins against then-No. 1 Duke, Florida State and Wake Forest, all teams to which Syracuse lost. The difference for the Eagles this season is they rely on a dynamic backcourt that can spread the floor, space out the zone a bit and force SU to contest shots. The backcourt nearly powered BC to another No. 1 upset against Virginia. In the win see eagles page 11

By The Daily Orange Sports Staff

MATTHEW GUTIERREZ (24-5) Not the Philadelphia Eagles Syracuse 63, Boston College 60

A loss at a plunging Boston College Eagles team would all but place Syracuse out of the NCAA Tournament picture, I think, unless SU erupts for a deep ACC Tournament run. What this means is that it’s vital SU shoots the ball well against the Eagles, which it did in the teams’ last meeting in late January. A road win in Chest-

nut Hill could provide a confidence boost ahead of Syracuse’s regularseason finale against No. 15 Clemson. SU needs wins to get into the Tournament, and let’s expect a tight one Wednesday night at Conte Forum.

SAM FORTIER (21-8) Chestnut swill Syracuse 58, Boston College 57

Boston College is tough at home, with wins over Duke, Miami and Florida State at the Conte Forum already, but the Eagles are sliding. At the beginning of its current threesee predictions page 11